Grain-header.



No. 635,264. Patented 05:.17, I899. J. c. LYNCH. I

GRAIN HEADER.

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J. C. LYNCH. GRAIN HEADER.

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NITED STATES PATEN FFIEQ GRAIN-HEADER.

SPECIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent NO. 635,264, dated. October 17, 1899.

Application filed April 4, 1899. Serial No. 711,6 94. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. LYNCH, aciti- Zen of the United States, residing at Walla \Valla, in the county of Walla Walla and State of Washington, have invented new and usef 111 Improvements in Grain-Headers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certainnew and useful improvements in grain-headers, the object being to provide a header having means for elevating the grain and depositing it upon an endless belt operating at right angles to the main carrier-belt, so that the grain can be delivered to one side of the machine into a wagon.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for shifting the transverse carrying-belt so that it may be projected to either side of the machine.

The invention consists in the arrangement and construction of the parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a grain-header constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the means for changing the drivegear of the transverse carrying-belt.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the main frame, supported by Wheels B B, which are rigidly connected to axles b, said axles having at one end sprocket-wheels b and at the other end double pulleys b over which pass driving-belts. The pulleys b are loosely mounted on shafts and are held in engagement with serrated hubs or clutches by springs, which bear upon the pulleys, as

shown.

The main frame A has uprights a a, which carry rollers c c, and upon said rollers rests a frame 0, which has at its ends shafts, overv which passes an endless carrier-belt D. The shafts d extending beyond the frame 0 are provided with beveled gear-wheels 61, said gear-wheels being adapted to be placed in mesh with gear-wheels e, which are driven by the belts 6', said belts being crossed and passed over the pulleys b mounted on the axles of the main driving-wheels B. Means are provided, as bolts, pins, or latches, for holding the frame 0 in engagement with the uprights of the main frame.

From the uprights a to the forward ends of shaft, over which passes an endless carrier E,

said carrier also passing over a guide-roller adjacent to the front end of the frame. In front of the carrier-belt and attached to the front end of the frame is a finger-bar f, and a cutter-bar is reciprocally mounted therein, the endsof the cutter-bar being attached to levers g g, which are centrally fulcru med, the rear ends of said levers being connected to barsg', which are attached to a gear-wheel G, the shaft of said gear-wheel having at its rear end a balance or fly wheel G. Upon a cross-bar A of the frame A there are mounted shafts h 72,, the ends of which have in sliding engagement therewith pinions h with collars or hubs, which are engaged by a slidable frame 1', suitably mounted and adapted to be moved by a gear-wheel 7.5, which is mounted upon a shaft K, so that by turning the shaft the frame 7; may be moved to place either of the pinions h in engagement with the gearwheel or entirely out of engagement therewith. The shaft K may be held against rotation by a suitable locking device, and the rear end of. the shaft is preferably bent in the form of a crank-arm and is mounted upona rearWardly-extended arm A which is rigidly secured to the main frame.

By providing pinions h h and connecting them by a sliding frame 2', so that either of the pinions may be placed in mesh with the gear-wheel G, the cutter-bar can be driven from either one of the shafts h h, and by placing the pinions It so that they will not mesh with the gear-wheel G the cutter-bar may remain idle when the machine is being moved to or from the field. \Vith the arrangement shown the cutter-bar maybe driven from the main driving-wheel B on the side of the machine beyond which the carrierD projects, as there will be a greater weight on that wheel than the'one on the opposite side of the frame. As either of the pinions h '72. will drive the gear G it is obvious that should one of the pinions or shafts be broken the other one may be used to drive the cutter-bar.

L refers to a reel suitably mounted so as to operate above the cutter-bar, said reel being driven by the belts Z, which extend from pulleys Z over the pulleys b Sprocket-chains 71. pass around sprocketwheels h on the shafts h and over sprocketwheels attached to the axles Z), upon which are mounted the main supporting and driving wheels.

M refers to a beam or pole, the forward end of which is coupled to the main frame A, so as to be in swinging engagement therewith, and from this pole extends an upright m, with which the arm A is adapted to be placed in engagement to vary the inclination of the main frame and the height of the cutter-bar from the ground. The horses or draft-animals are hitched to the bar M in the usual manner, and said bar has a platform upon which the driver may stand. The rear en (1 of the bar is supported by a suitable guidewheel.

I11 operation the main frame is set so as to determine the height of the cutter-bar from the ground with respect to the grain, and the shaft K is turned so as to throw one of the pinions h in engagement with the gear-wheel which operates the rods connected to the levers and the cutter-bar. In case the endless carrier D is set so as to deliver grain off of the left-hand side of the machine, as is shown in Fig. 1, the gear h on the left-hand side will be shifted so as to be out of mesh with the gear G, and the other gear 7t will mesh therewith to drive the cutter-bar. The frame C is moved so that one end will project considerably beyond the main frame, and the upper side of the carrier-belt travels toward said projecting end. As the machine is pushed forward the heads of the grain and straw are carried upward by the carrier-belt E and deposited upon the belt, which travels at right angles thereto, and said grain is deposited from the belt D into a wagon or cart which is driven alongside of the machine. In certain cases the frame 0 may be shifted slightly to one side, so that the belt will remain idle and gather thereon a quantity of grain, and when a sufficient quantity has been accumulated it may be discharged into a wagon or other receptacle.

It will be observed that the frame C may be manually shifted either to the right or to the left and that the general construction of the machine is such that the machine will operate successfully on a hillside, and with such a machine the wagon which travels with the header will be drawn over the plants from which the grain has been separated, and in cutting one swath the wagon may be driven on one side and the frame can then be shifted, so that after the header has been turned around the wagon will occupy a position on the opposite side of the header. By

providing the shafts h 7b with the shifting gears and the hubs upon which the pulleys are mounted with clutch-faces the header may be turned without disorganizing the drivinggear.

Having thus described my invention, I do not wish to be limited to the particular details of construction'except where such details form elements of the claims.

I claim 1. In a header, the combination with cutting mechanism and an inclined carrier of substantially the same width as the cutting mechanism, of a movable transverse frame having an endless carrier mounted on rollers, said rollers having gears which are positioned at opposite ends of the frame, a horizontal shaft over which the upper end of the inclined carrier passes, gears on the opposite ends of said shaft with which the gears on the rollers which support the horizontal carrier engage when the transverse frame is adjusted to the limit of its movement to either side of the main frame, substantially as shown.

2. In a header, an inclined carrier-belthaving a driven shaft with beveled gears on each end of said shaft, in combination with ahorizontally-supported and laterally-movable frame, rollers having at their forward ends and beyond the frame beveled gears, a carrier-belt which passes over the rollers of the movable frame, substantially as shown whereby when the laterally-movable frame is adjusted so that one end will project beyond the frame of the header the carrier-belt will be driven to deliver grain off of the projecting end, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a grain-header, the combination with the cutting mechanism, and inclined carrierbelt, of a laterally-movable frame supported at right angles with said inclined carrier-belt, a carrier-belt mounted on the movable frame, both of the rollers over which said belt passes having pinions or beveled gears for engaging with beveled gears on the upper shaft of the driving-roll of the inclined belt, substantially as shown.

4. In a header, the combination with a main frame mounted on wheels and provided with gearing for operating cutting mechanism, a reel and an endless belt which extends from the cutting mechanism upward and rearward, of a laterally-adjustable frame having therein rollers with pinions which are adapted to be placed in mesh with pinions on the upper driving-shaft of the inclined carrier-belt, and interposed means under the control of the driver including independently-driven shafts and means for disconnecting the driving-gear for the cutter-bar from one or both of the driving-wheels, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES C. LYNCH. lVitnesses:

THOMAS Mosenovn, J. G. THOMAS. 

